MVUU Newsletter
Oct 22, 2021
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Weekly Calendar
Saturday, Oct 23
UUJAZ Issues & Actions Day
Parent's Day oUUt
Parents and Caregivers of Preschoolers (POPs)
Sunday, Oct 24
Sunday Book Group
MVUU LIVE Online Sunday Service & Zoom Fellowship Hour
Renewing Our Map, led by Rev. Samantha Wilson
MVUU Focus Group
LGBTQ+ Affinity Group
Sunday, Oct 24, 2 pm
Tuesday, Oct 26
Bookaholics Unanimous
Chronic Pain Support Group
Men's Night Out
Thursday, Oct 28
Halloween Game Night with TUUYA (ages 10+)
MVUU Focus Group
*Note: Rev. Samantha is on vacation from October 25 - October 31.
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MVUU's Current COVID status is:
Very High Risk.
Services will remain virtual.
Check out our county data at Covid ActNow by clicking here. The MVUU Board will announce that we have gone down to a lower status after at least 7 days of maintaining a lower risk status.
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Member Transitions: Welcoming and Honoring Our Community
Last Sunday, we celebrated and welcomed new members, as well as honored community members who are transitioning out of our community and are on to new adventures.
We honor Jan Hatunen, Elizabeth Reed and Bill Casey, and Beth and Gary Kern as they leave Tucson and move closer to family members out of state. We know there is such a mix of feelings -- grief, loss, uncertainty, joy, and excitement -- with such transitions. We are celebrating each of you and the journeys you are on. We support you from afar and celebrate your new communities and relationships.
We are also excited to welcome Peter Adams, Karen White, and Kim Lauger as new members to our MVUU community! We are excited by their gifts, questions, participation, and visions. We welcome each of you with joy and celebration. Thank you for choosing our community.
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Issue & Action Day 2021
Saturday, October 23, 9am - 3pm
Our annual statewide event is going virtual this year, so we are excited to invite you to two main events:
Not Everyone Has To Chain Themselves to a Pipeline: Discerning Our Role in Revolution led by the UUJAZ team, and Gina Collignon of UUCSJ, this workshop will provide the questions you need to ask yourself to determine where you can contribute best to a direct action..
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Welcoming Congregation Celebration! Zoom Event. Join us to celebrate the nine Arizona UU congregations who are current in their Welcoming Congregation Renewal! Could you be the 10th? There's still time to finish your renewal and celebrate with us!
*Because Issues + Action Day had to pivot to virtual-only, ticket purchase is optional. This Covid accommodation is a hard blow to our fundraising capabilities, so anything you are still able to give, to sustain the work UUJAZ does all year, is much appreciated.
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Parent's Day oUUt
Saturday, Oct 23, 9:30 - 11 am
Rev Sam and I would like to invite you for a parents day oUUt at our new building on Saturday, Oct 23, 9:30 - 11 am. Drop by for 10 minutes or for the whole time -- it's totally up to you. Please contact Stacie to schedule your time. We would love to meet with you and your family for some fun and games. If weather permits, we will have some time on the playground (make sure to have some water handy), have arts and crafts ready for the kiddos, and a scavenger hunt for our teens to participate in. Masks will be required for adults and children ages 2 and up. Please let us know if you are able to attend so we can have enough supplies for everyone. It's going to be a lot of fun and I can't wait to meet you all in person!!!
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Minister Search Team Update:
We have TWO Focus Groups left! We are having great discussions in small groups. Don’t miss out!
We want friends as well as members of MVUU. We want you whether you are new to MVUU or a long-time member. Our goal is to make the best possible match between our MVUU community and a future settled minister by more deeply understanding who we are and what we need as a congregation.
These Zoom gatherings last approximately one and a half hours. You will see the following options:
10/24 Sunday, 11:30 am
10/28 Thursday, 6:30 pm
You will receive an email reminder before the Focus Group, and the Zoom Link to the groups is also at the top of the sign up form.
For any other questions about these group discussions, you may
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The Sunday Book Group on Zoom
Sunday, Oct 24, 8:15 am
On Sunday, October 24, we will begin discussing our new book: The Story of More: How we got to climate change and where we go from here by Hope Jahren.
“Hope Jahren is an award-winning scientist, a brilliant writer, a passionate teacher, and one of the seven billion people with whom we share this earth. In The Story of More, she illuminates the link between human habits and our imperiled planet. In concise, highly readable chapters, she takes us through the science behind the key inventions—from electric power to large-scale farming to automobiles—that, even as they help us, release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere like never before. She explains the current and projected consequences of global warming—from super-storms to rising sea levels—and the actions that we all can take to fight back. At once an explainer on the mechanisms of global change and a lively, personal narrative given to us in Jahren’s inimitable voice, The Story of More is the essential pocket primer on climate change that will leave an indelible impact on everyone who reads it.”
We’ll be reading this book until the November 21. For questions or a Zoom link, Email John Clark
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Baja 4 Life Development Announcements
Parents and Caregivers of Preschoolers (POPs)
Saturday, Oct 23, 1 pm
Grown Up Meet Up -- designed for those adults raising children who are ages birth to 6, but everyone welcome. This is an amazing group of parents who come together once a month to talk about topics relevant to our daily lives. We offer support, words of wisdom, and connect to those around us. We hope that you join and share with us. RSVP HERE
Halloween Game Night with TUUYA
Thursday, Oct 28, 6 pm
Take a break from the hustle and bustle of the week with a little lighthearted competition. We’ll play PG rated games like Kahoot, Jackbox Games, and Improv. Having the ability to open zoom and a 2nd browser (on a computer, tablet, or phone) will be helpful, but not necessary. Everyone is welcome (games geared towards people ages 10 and up). Join Zoom
Meeting ID: 571 636 4277
Password: 973902
2nd Hour
Sunday, Nov 7 & Dec 5, 12:15 pm
Please join us for 2nd Hour: a once-per-month afternoon of a variety of educational, spiritual, interesting, and fun workshops.
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October Woven Basket: Children’s Action Alliance
Children's Action Alliance (CAA), founded in 1988, is a non-profit, non-partisan research, education, and advocacy organization dedicated to promoting the well-being of all of Arizona's children and families.
It is an independent voice that identifies and eliminates barriers to their well-being and creates opportunities through partnerships and policy solutions. They advocate for children to the state legislature. The issues they support include children’s health, early childhood education, child welfare and juvenile justice; and K through 12 public school education funding. See more at their website: azchildren.org. Please donate generously by check or online.
Donate via MVUU as the Woven Basket Partner: You can make your donations online at http://mvuu.org/donate/ or by sending a check to the Church Office. The mailing address is: MVUU, P. O. Box 91080, Tucson AZ 85752. Please indicate that this donation is for the "Woven Basket."
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Men's Night Out (Virtual)
Tuesdays at 7 pm
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Caring Hearts Circles
Join a Caring Hearts Circle to connect, strengthen, and expand ties within our congregation. Circles meet weekly or bi-weekly via Zoom so that we can be together even as we are physically apart. Got questions? Email Pi Irwin
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MVUU's New LGBTQ+ Affinity Group Discussion
Every Other Sunday, Oct 24, 2 pm
Join us every other Sunday at 2 pm online for 1-2 hours for games, support and planning future events! Join Zoom
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Bookaholics Unanimous
Tuesday, Oct 26, 2 pm
The October selection is Warlight, by Michael Ondaatje. We currently meet by ZOOM. If you are interested and new to the group and/or need help with Zoom, Email Anne Leonard or call her at (520) 307-8045.
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Chronic Pain Support Group
Tuesday, Oct 26, 3 pm
Join MVUU's Chronic Pain & Illness Support Group, every other Tuesday afternoon on Zoom. Come and be in a space of community where there are fresh ears to hear and experiences to share. Join Zoom
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Book GroUUp Fall 2021
Friday, Nov 19, 12 pm
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Taproot: A National BIPOC Space
Thursday, Dec 9, 7 pm
BIPOC Leaders are invited to take part in this monthly, virtual gathering. Once registered, you will receive the zoom connection information in your confirmation email.
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Children's Action Alliance
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Give your pledge or donate to MVUU online
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Send your check to MVUU, P.O. Box 91080, Tucson, AZ 85752, indicating which fund you'd like it to go to (i.e. Pledge, Operating Fund, Capital Campaign, Woven Basket, etc.). |
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Newsletter Deadlines: The next newsletter will be published Friday, Oct. 29. Submit articles to editor@mvuu.org by 12 pm, Monday, Oct. 25. No Exceptions. Articles may not exceed 250 words. Thank you.
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